Songs

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To date, Depeche Mode have individually and collectively recorded a total of 473 songs across their four decade career, including:

  • 414 original works
    • 235 original songs by Depeche Mode
    • 48 songs by Dave Gahan
    • 68 total songs written by Gahan, including songs released with Depeche Mode, Gahan's solo and SoulSavers work, and non-Depeche Mode/non-solo songs written or performed on by Gahan that were released by other artists
    • 14 non-Depeche Mode/non-solo songs sung by Gahan
  • 66 songs by Martin L. Gore, of which 33 are original non-cover songs, and 13 are non-Depeche Mode/non-cover/non-solo songs performed on or assisted with by Gore
  • 68 instrumental songs
  • 63 covers, including 20 covers by Martin L. Gore
  • 16 known unreleased songs

All known songs recorded, performed live, or assisted with by Depeche Mode and/or an individual member of the group are documented below.

All songs

All Depeche Mode songs

A total of 235 songs have been recorded, performed live, or assisted with by Depeche Mode and its individual members.

Played Depeche Mode songs

This list includes all songs Depeche Mode has performed live throughout their career. Some songs were played only during a solo member's tour, while others are cover songs that were only played early in their career; see Early live-only songs. Additionally, the aforementioned section includes information about several early songs which do not appear in this list as known recordings or dates with confirmed performances of the songs in question do not yet exist. Click on a song title to view its background information, liner notes-sourced recording credits, a list of concerts the song was performed at which have an available recording, and a list of which tours and concerts at which the song was performed.

A total of 203 songs are confirmed to have been performed live by Depeche Mode.

Unplayed Depeche Mode songs

The following are Depeche Mode or solo songs which have not been played live. Songs qualify for this list based on their appearance the official site's lyrics page, or if the track never materialized past the demo stage and a recording of the demo is available.

A total of 182 songs from Depeche Mode's catalogue have not been played live.

All Dave Gahan songs

Played Dave Gahan solo songs

The following list details all Dave Gahan or Dave Gahan & Soulsavers songs that have been played live. Click on a song title to see a list of concerts that have a recording available and a list of which concerts the song was played at.

Unplayed Dave Gahan solo songs

All Martin Gore solo songs

Played Martin Gore solo songs

Unlayed Martin Gore solo songs

Early live-only songs

The following are songs which Depeche Mode have performed live during their early career, circa 1980 to 1982. None of these tracks have been commercially released.

Bong Magazine Issue 24 has a great deal of information regarding these tracks contributed by Daryl Bamonte; please read the scans below, they are a goldmine of information.

1980 Tour

1980 Tour - 1981 Tour

1980 Tour - 1982 See You Tour

1982 See You Tour